Years ago at a large family gathering, one my Mom's cousins told of the research he did on the family (my Mom's side) tree and tracing their family back to 1700 when John “Tuscaroroa Jack” Barnwell [1] sailed from Irland to setting in what is now South Carolina. I find it neat that there's quite a bit of information about him out on the net.
[1] http://holmehistories.com/elizabeth-barnwell-gough/tuscarora-jack-barnwell.html